I just love Book Depository. You can't beat their prices on books and they have international free shipping! I have bought so many books from them, the classic Elizabeth Gaskell's North & South was only $4.48 with free shipping from the UK! I don't know how they do it!
My latest purchase was from their 24 hours flash sale (they run this about 2-3 times a year), where every hour they would put up a book drastically reduced - lots of fun. The book I bought was the hardcover "All About Me: A Christmas Book", which costs anywhere up to $81.99 in Australian online stores but I got it for $8.62!
For every order (or most) they also include a nice unique Book Depository bookmark, a very nice touch!
They send an email letting you know when your book has dispatched (usually within 24 hrs), and shipping is relatively quick - about 1-2 weeks.
Highly highly recommended for book lovers or for buying gifts for family/friends who may not live in the same town as you!
If you're a traditional book reader book depository is THE source for paper books. Since the books come from the UK it does take a few weeks to arrive. I've never had a problem ordering books from them and the books always arrive in perfect condition.
I absolutely love living in Australia, but I hate paying through the nose for books.
Now there's no need to - The Book Depository (.com and it's .co.uk site) offer an affordable alternative.
The range of books they offer is excellent. Shipping is free (on everything) and always efficient.
In this particular order I found a recipe book I liked in a local book store (Supercharged Food by Lee Holmes) - it was selling for $35. When I got home I found it at The Book Depository for just over $18 including delivery.
The book was shipped within 2 days of my order and it arrived (from the UK) in under a week. You've got to be happy with that.
It was such good value and such a good experience I told my friends about the book through the site too.
Keep an eye out for their 24 hour sales - you can pick up some great bargains.
The Book Depository - Cheap Books with Free Shipping
The book depository is a UK based e-store dealing in a massive range of books and ebooks. I have used this website to buy university textbooks, novels as well as gifts for other people.
The website is easy to use and supports an account-based wishlist. One downfall is that there is no 'remember me' option for easily signing in.
The range of books is immense! Classics to cookbooks to textbooks and more - all of this comes with free worldwide shipping. Shipping can be lengthy - to Australia you can expect three to four weeks of waiting time.
Despite the lengthy delivery time, the prices will probably beat your local bookstore on most titles - especially textbooks.
Returns are possible for books damaged during shipping. The help service is quick and polite.
The Book Depository is easily the leading online bookstore out there. Check it out!
astupiddvdcase would shop at Book Depository again.
One of the best places for books
BD offers such a large range of books at a very reasonable price.
To be honest, it was one of the first places where Australians could buy books at overseas prices back when it was first launched, and probably still one of the few.
I have ordered a few paperbacks and a hardcover and all of them arrived in good condition but not without a few wear and tear around a few of the paperbacks though.
Shipping is free to Australia, but it does take a week or two since its based in the UK i believe. But for such reasonable prices you shouldn't complain much.
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The prices on Book Depository always seems to be lower than other online stores, like Fishpond.
Their search engine is pretty smart, so finding the books I'm after is quite easy.